These peppers are roasted with a filling of tomato, rosemary and lemon then topped with mozarella and cooked until just melted. Served over couscous with a salsa verde made from parsley, capers, lemon and garlic. Bellisimo!
Prep Time
35 min
Cuisine
Italian
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Cooking Instructions
Instructions for 2 people (double for 4)
1
Preheat the oven to 240°C/ 220°C (fan)/ 475°F/ Gas 9
Cut the peppers in half lengthways and discard the pith and seeds
Add the halves cut-side up to an oven-proof baking dish
Dice the tomatoes finely
2
Stuff the tomatoes inside the peppers
Strip the rosemary leaves from their stalks and chop the leaves finely, discarding the stalks
Halve the lemon(s)
3
Sprinkle the peppers with rosemary and drizzle with the juice of half the (whole) lemon and 1/2-1 tbsp olive oil
Season generously with salt and pepper
Put the dish in the oven for 25 min or until tender
4
Chop the parsley finely, including the stalks
Chop the capers coarsely
Meanwhile, peel and chop (or grate) the garlic finely
5
Combine the garlic, parsley, chopped capers, remaining lemon juice and 3 tbsp (6 tbsp) olive oil
Season generously with salt and pepper - this is your salsa verde
Boil a kettle for your couscous
6
Drain and cut the mozzarella into 4 (8) pieces
When the peppers are nearly tender, add the couscous to a shallow bowl with 200ml (400ml) boiled water, cover and set aside until serving
7
Once tender, remove the peppers from the oven and add a chunk of mozzarella
Return the dish to the oven for 5 min or until the cheese has just melted
8
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